You want to see the best in people, John. That's one of the things I love about you. But I know this town. And this kind of blind faith is too much. Even for them. Superman knows what I'm talking about.

Well, John, we don't really have the luxury of time. Skyhook is still out there, your brother is plotting a revenge attack that he's going to act on at any moment...and you and Natasha are seriously considering putting your moral compasses aside to do the same!